LET´S CREATE A WATER MUSEUM: FISH

 Students have created aquatic animals using recycled materials: CDs were used to make fish.

                              

 

 

                

LET´S CREATE A WATER MUSEUM: JELLYFISH

 Students have created aquatic animals using recycled materials: old lanterns were turned into jellyfish.

   

 

SPANISH MOBILITY: FINAL CONCLUSSIONS

 On the last day of the partners’ visit to Spain, we took the opportunity to hold a meeting to exchange opinions about the activities carried out, assess the project’s progress, and decide how to approach our future work. Below is the presentation that was shown as a conclusion to the week’s activities.

Visit to IES Miguel Catalán

We were fortunate to visit the Miguel Catalán Secondary School, which has won an award for its exemplary work in promoting a school culture focused on sustainability. We are very grateful to have been able to experience this culture of respect for the environment firsthand with our partners from Europe.

                                                 

We took some pictures just to show what an amazing job they are doing:

They have organized with an association from Coslada a workshop to knit clothes for the trees. Yhey look so beautiful!

They are planting trees and bushes in order to have more green areas.

They have created houses for birds and insects

Righ now, they are creating an oasis for butterflies.

They have participated in a project called "ReciclARTE", in order to raise public awareness about the importance of recycling and caring for the environment. As an example, they have created  panels made with recycled bottle caps.

With the aim of helping people to find their way around the school, wooden signs have been created to indicate how to get to the various facilities that have been set up.

At the Secondary School, they are fortunate to have color-coded bins to make it easier for students to recycle the waste they generate.

                                    

One of the activities proposed in the ReciclARTE project was the creation of a mural using recycled drink cans.

 

At the Secondary School Miguel Catalán, they are so committed to the 3Rs rule that they don’t miss any opportunity to put it into practice. As can be seen in the photos, they have reused materials to create benches for the playground, repurposed bottles to turn them into flower pots, and reused paper packages to create a giant periodic table.

Another example of their commitment to the environment is providing an electric car charger in the school parking lot.

Finally, we said goodbye to the three teachers who kindly showed us their project. They also gave us a tree to plant in our gardens.

 

Cultural visit: Toledo

 

Toledo, a leader in sustainability, has been recognized with several awards for its environmental and urban efforts. Moreover, Toledo has been a pioneer in Castilla-La Mancha in implementing a return and reward system for recycling. For this reason, it was a very enriching cultural visit for all the partners of the "High Five for Nature!" project.

CREATING A "TURUTA" WORKSHOP

Kindergarten students have created a wind instrument typical of Carnival festivals in Spain called the turuta. To make it, they reused plastic cups that had been used at Christmas to celebrate the tradition of the 12 grapes at school. Once the instruments were finished, our Erasmus+ project partners were able to listen  how this musical instrument sounds.

AIR MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

 Our 1st and 2nd grade students have been studying different means of transportation, placing special emphasis on how much each one pollutes. During the visit of our Erasmus+ project partners, they completed a worksheet about hot air balloons. In addition to focusing on the artistic aspect of the activity, they also had the opportunity to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this means of transport.